Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-11

il, as the floor and trucks were above
him. He shouted to Dillon and asked if
he was hurt. Dillon answered that he
was, badly, but Veazey could not deter
mine his exact position. Struggling to
free himself, he felt something suddenly
give way under his legs and he pushed
himself backward and slipped out
through an opening of some kind upon
the ice, but minus nearly all his clothing.
Shortly before he extrcated himself he
saw the first small blaze that grew so
rapidly and before he got out the smoke
had become very thick and it was difficult |
to breathe. He shouted to his compan-
ion and got faint answers, but could not |
find him. BY the light of the moon he
saw person partially backed out of the !
car and he ran to the rescue. 1t was a |
lady, and as he drew her out upon the
mattress he saw she was injured and her
face bloody, but she was conscious.
Leaving her upon the mattress on the ice,
he obtained an axe and began to cut
away the debris in a vain endeavor to res
cue his friend. By this time the flames
were making rapid progress and he saw
that the rescued lady was in danger from
them. Drawing her back safe distance
and covering her with blanket. he re-
turned to his work, but only to see that
the task was hopeless. The fierce heat
drove him and all other rescuers away.
In the effort, however. he succeeded in
saving his friends valise, but lost his
own. In his nearly naked condition he
remained by the burning train and bridge
until the special arrived from White Riv-
er Junction, when he took it and return
ed to Hanover, where he obtained cloth
ing and received such temporary relief
as he required, starting for home on the
first train. He is not seriously injured"
Henry W. Tewksbury of West Ran
dolph. VT. states that he was in the first
day coach. He was doing at the time,
but was aroused by feeling the car he
was in jumping upon the railroad ties.
Tewksbury had been in two railroad ac-
cidents before this and knew what this
that an accident was about to occur. he
jumped from his seat with the intention
of making his escape. The train seemed
, to come to a standstill or going very
slowly. He thought it was all right and
so sat down again. Then, without a
moments warning that anything further
was to occur, the car seemed to leap into
I space. and then came a terrible crash.
o For moment he was stunned. and
scarcely knew whether he was dead
I or alive. He tried to move, but found
e that he could not bulge an inch.
/. He noticed, with great alarm. that
+ fire had broken out at the further
, end of the car. He struggled with all
+ his strength to free himself, and screamed
A tor assistance, but there was none al
q hand to help him. 1t was time of men
q tai torture, but still he could not helI
q noticing an old couple who were few
n seats above him. They sought to get
r out but were hopelessly tied down BY
d heavy seats. The flames approached the
a couple with frightful rapidity, and the
8 aged pair seemed to appreciate that there
6 was no hope for them. The last he saw
l. of them they were locked in each others
q arms and were kissing each other fond
n good-by. Then the smoke and flames
n enveloped them from Mr. Tewksbury'
@ view. United in life, they were not sep.
I arated in death. Mr.. Tewksbury then
/ gave himself up for lost. Somehow or
I other, his mind seemed to dwell upon
G the probable loss of his eyes. He did
e not think of his life, but thought that
t his eyes were about to be burned out of
his head. 1t made him shudder. He
S seized his fur cape and wound it around
e his face, so as TO cover his eyes and hide
n the view of approaching death. AT that
l. time the railroad bridge above him was
|, all afire, and heavy burning timbers were
h falling all about him. but by some seem
It ing miracle he escaped being hit. Hav'
d ing laid back resignedly to meet his fear
It full fate, his hopes of life were renewed
again by hearing voices. He unwound
II his fur cape and saw the engineer ant
IS fireman close at hand. He called to then
r frantically for assistance and they came
II to him at once. They seized hold of hin
l. and sought to pull him out. They made
o a adesperate attempt and failed, and think
s ing that he was hopeless case, they
e were about to leave him and help others
II He begged of them to try again, anC
e break his legs if necessary. They did so
= and managed to get him out by breaking
e his leg and arm. The flames were sc
h close upon Mr.. Tewksbury that his cloth
d ing was burned from his body.
:, CONDUCTOR sTURTEvANT's DEATH.
S After he had been pulled out of the
e wreck Conductor Sturtevant was taker
: to the farmhouse of Mr.. Paine, close
hu uhara ha 1iad or thraa o'nloaE Gun.